Dr. Alistair Edwards

University of York, Human-Computer Interaction Research Group, Department of Computer Science, Heslington, York YO10 5DD, UK.
Tel: +44 1904 432722; Fax: +44 1904 432767
Email: info@lambdaproject.org
Web: www.lambdaproject.org

Interests

Dr. Alistair Edwards' research interests include: Mobile computing; Speech input for people with dyslexia; A natural language interface to drawing for blind people; Internal representations of mathematics; Haptic and tactile interaction and Ambient sounds and mode awareness.

Current projects

Linear Access to Mathematics for Braille Device and Audio-synthesis (LAMBDA)

Publications

Hisham, S. & Edwards, A. D. N. (2007) Culture and user-interface design for older users in Malaysia. Gerontechnology, 6(4), 217-223.

Hisham, S. & Edwards, A. D. N. (2007) Ageing and its implications for elderly web experience. In: Kurniawan, S. & Zaphiris, P. eds. Advances in Universal Web Design and Evaluation Research, Trends and Opportunities. Pennsylvania: Idea Group. pp. 97-114.

Edwards, A. D. N., McCartney, H. & Fogarolo, F. (2006) Lambda: a multimodal approach to making mathematics accessible to blind students. Proceedings of Assets 2006, Eighth International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers & Accessibility, Portland, Oregon, 23-25 October 2006.

Edwards, A. D. N., Wright, P. & Petrie, H. (2006) HCI education: we are failing - why? In: Hvannberg, E. T., Read, J. C., Bannon, L., Kotzé, P. & Wong, W. eds. Inventivity: Teaching theory, design and innovation in HCI: Proceedings of HCI 2006, the 20th BCS HCI Group Conference in co-operation with ACM, London, 11-15th September 2006. pp 127-129.

Edwards, A. D. N., Livingstone, I. & Challis, B. (2004) Integrating tactile and auditory interaction. In: Ballesteros, S. & Heller, M. A. eds. Touch Blindness and Neuroscience. Madrid, Spain: UNED. pp 199-208.

Edwards, A .D. N. (2002) Multimodal interaction and people with disabilities. In: Granström, B., House, D. & Karlsson, I. eds. Multimodality in Language and Speech Systems. Dordrecht: Kluwer. pp. 73-92.

Challis, B. P. & Edwards, A. D. N (2001) Design principles for tactile interaction. In: Brewster, S. & Murray-Smith, R. eds. Haptic Human-Computer Interaction, Lecture Notes in Computer Science, LNCS 2058.

Challis, B. P. & Edwards, A. D. N. (2000) Weasel: a system for the non-visual presentation of music notation. Proceedings of ICCHP 2000, Computers Helping People with Special Needs, germany, 17-21 July 2000, 113-120.

Edwards, A. D. N., Challis, B. P., Hankinson, J. C. K. & Pirie, F. L. (2000) Development of a standard test of musical ability for participants in auditory interface testing. In: Cook, P. R. ed. International Conference on Auditory Display (ICAD 2000), Georgia, USA, 2-5 April 2000, 116-120.

Hankinson, J. C. K. & Edwards, A. D. N. (2000) Musical phrase-structured audio communication. In: Cook, P. R. ed. International Conference on Auditory Display (ICAD 2000), Georgia, USA, 2-5 April 2000, 200-205.

Mitsopoulos, E. & Edwards, A. D. N. (1999) A methodology for the specification of non-visual widgets. Proceedings of HCI International '99 8th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, Germany, 22-27 August 1999, 59-60.

Edwards, A. D. N. (1998) Surfing and driving don't mix. Interactions 5(3), 80.

Edwards, A. D. N. (1998) Progress in sign language recognition. In: Wachsmuth, I. & Frölich, M. eds. Gesture and Sign Language in Human-Computer Interaction. pp 13-21.

Edwards, A. D. N. (1997) How hard can it be to design a hole in the wall?. Interfaces, 36, 3.

Harling, P. A. & Edwards, A. D. N. (1996). Progress in gestural interaction. Proceedings of Gesture Workshop '96. London, Springer.

Edwards, A. D. N. (1995) The rise of the graphical user interface. Information Technology and Disabilities 2(4).

Edwards, A. D. N. (1994) ITD Technotes: Speech Synthesis. Information Technology and Disabilities 1(2).

Stevens, R. D. & Edwards A. D. N. (1994) Mathtalk: usable access to mathematics, Information Technology and Disability 1(4).